US7775737B2 - Hand-held cosmetic powder applicator brush apparatus - Google Patents
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- This invention relates in general to certain new and useful improvements in a hand-held cosmetic powder brush applicator apparatus and more particularly, to a cosmetic brush applicator apparatus of the type stated which enables provision of a brush along with a supply of the cosmetic powder all in a single assembly and which also provides for protection of the brush when a cap is located thereon.
- a powder applicator brush for application of a cosmetic powder, usually to the face of the user, but also to other parts of the user's body.
- the brush apparatus of the invention comprises an elongate housing having an internal chamber for holding a cosmetic powder and which housing is also provided on one end with bristles for application of a powder to body portions of the user.
- a removable cap is designed to fit over the bristles when the brush apparatus is not in use and can be snap fitted to the container housing so that it is readily removable therefrom.
- the chamber in the housing is provided with discharge openings leading to the bristles of the brush applicator apparatus.
- a valve mechanism associated with these discharge openings in order to control the discharge of a charge of powder to the bristles of the brush.
- the valve means forming part of the brush apparatus may be a relatively simple valve means, as for example, apertures in a portion of the brush apparatus which holds the bristles as well as alignable apertures in the cosmetic powder chamber.
- actuation of the actuable member is a turning action. The turning of this actuable member or actuator causes the opening and closing of the valve in order to enable the charge of cosmetic powder to be applied to the brush.
- the movement of the actuable member such as a rotatable section on the housing, will open and close the apertures in response to the movement thereof.
- the degree of movement can be used to proportionally control the amount of powder discharged to the bristles of the brush apparatus, as hereafter described.
- rotation of e.g. 20° can allow a slight discharge of powder
- rotation of e.g. 40° can allow a greater discharge, etc.
- the discharge of the powder can be caused by rotating an actuable member on the housing, as aforesaid, it should be understood that the valve means could be provided with a larger number of apertures.
- the amount of rotation could also be regulated to open only a selected number of apertures to thereby control the amount of discharge of the powder.
- By turning an actuable member on the housing for a limited distance only a few of the aligned apertures would become aligned for a limited distance and hence, only a small discharge of powder would result. Further rotation would cause more of the apertures to become aligned.
- By selectively controlling the amount of discharge in response to the rotation of the actuable member it is possible to control the desired amount of powder discharge.
- the brush apparatus of the invention is also provided with a cylindrically shaped bristle protecting shield which is adapted to surround a portion of the bristles of the brush apparatus when the latter are not in use.
- This construction allows for the cylindrically shaped shield or sleeve to be located within a cylindrically shaped slot formed in an end of the housing.
- the shield can be engaged and pulled outwardly from the housing to surround and tightly engage the bristles of the brush. In this way, when a cap is inserted onto the housing over the bristles, there will be a reduced possibility of the edge of the cap engaging ends of the bristles and permanently bending these bristles. This will thereby reduce the possibility of damage to the bristles.
- the shield is retracted within the housing.
- the bristle protective shield could be raised and lowered out of the slot in the housing in response to rotation of the actuable member.
- the bristle protective shield could also be provided with a lip on its upper end for engagement by a fingernail or even a finger of the user. In this way, the user could pull the protective shield out of the slot in which it is disposed for protection of the bristles and where the shield can also be pushed back into the slot.
- an automatic mechanism for raising the shield so that it is disposed around the bristles and for lowering the shield back into the housing.
- a follower on the shield ride in a groove with a desired specific shape on the actuator, the rotation of the actuator will enable the shield to ride up and down.
- a threaded section on the interior of the actuable member and on a fitting surrounding the bristles can also be used to first raise the shield or lower the shield in response to a rotation of the actuable member.
- the same threaded sections could cause an opening and closing of the valve means to allow for a discharge of the cosmetic powder to the base of the bristles.
- valve means In another embodiment of the invention, it is not necessary to use a threaded section on either the shield or the housing. Rather, the degree of rotation of one element such as a valve body or an actuating member relative to the valve body would cause apertures to become aligned or move out of alignment. Thus, opening and closing of the valve means would effectively control the amount of powder discharge to the base of the bristles, as aforesaid.
- the brush apparatus of the invention is relatively simple in construction and can be made at a relatively low cost. Moreover, because of the simplicity of construction, the brush apparatus is durable and can be reused by adding additional powder to the housing or even changing the powder. Moreover, it can be constructed as a highly attractive single compact-brush mechanism relatively small in size and easy to carry by a user.
- This present invention thereby provides a unique and novel hand-held cosmetic powder brush applicator apparatus, which thereby fulfills all of the above-identified purposes and other purposes which will become more fully apparent from the consideration of the forms in which it may be embodied. A few of these forms is more fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the following detailed description of the invention. However, it should be understood that the accompanying drawings and this detailed description are set forth only for purposes of illustrating the general principles of the invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a cosmetic powder brush applicator apparatus in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an exploded side elevational view of the brush applicator apparatus and showing a portion of a cap removed from the housing of the apparatus of the invention;
- FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of an embodiment of a cosmetic powder brush applicator apparatus without the use of a cap but with a bristle protective shield extended outwardly from a housing of the brush apparatus and surrounding bristles of the brush applicator apparatus;
- FIG. 4 is an exploded side elevational view of the brush applicator apparatus, somewhat similar to FIG. 2 , but showing the bristle protective shield in a retracted position enabling the bristles to expand and the brush to be used;
- FIG. 5A is a top plan view of one embodiment of the brush apparatus of the invention and showing a mirrored top portion on a cap of the apparatus;
- FIG. 5B is a top plan view of a modified form of the brush apparatus of the invention and showing a transparent top portion of a cap used with the brush apparatus;
- FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing some of the main components of the cosmetic brush apparatus of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded side elevational view showing the components forming part of the brush apparatus of the invention and in a position to show the assembly thereof;
- FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of an actuating sleeve forming part of the apparatus and taken along line 8 - 8 of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of a portion of a valve mechanism forming part of the apparatus of the invention and taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view taken along an axial center-line of the brush apparatus of the invention and showing the assembled relationship of the components of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 11 is an exploded somewhat schematic perspective combination view showing a portion of the valve mechanism along with a bottom view of the valve actuating mechanism of the present invention
- FIG. 12 is an exploded somewhat schematic perspective combination view showing portions of a valve actuating mechanism along with a bottom view of the valve actuating mechanism forming part of the brush apparatus of the invention
- FIG. 13 is a vertical sectional view, partially broken away, and showing a modified form of a valve and a valve actuating mechanism of a brush apparatus of the invention
- FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view taken along the plane of line 14 - 14 of FIG. 13 ;
- FIG. 15 is a vertical sectional view, partially broken away, similar to FIG. 13 , and showing the assembled components of FIGS. 13 and 15 when the one portion of the actuating mechanism has been rotated;
- FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view taken substantially along the plane of line 16 - 16 of FIG. 15 ;
- FIG. 17 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along an axial center line of the brush apparatus as shown in FIGS. 13-18 and showing the components of FIGS. 13-18 and also specifically showing steps for limiting the degree of rotation of one member relative to another;
- FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view taken substantially along the plane of line 18 - 18 of FIG. 17 ;
- FIG. 19 is a somewhat schematic top plan view showing the bristle arrangement in the brush applicator apparatus of FIGS. 13-18 ;
- FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of another modified form valve mechanism for opening and closing a three position valve and also raising and lowering a bristle protective shield in a modified brush applicator apparatus of the invention
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the components of FIG. 20 in assembled relationship
- FIG. 22 is a horizontal sectional view taken along line 22 - 22 of FIG. 20 and showing the coaction between a valve mechanism and an actuator in the apparatus of FIG. 20 ;
- FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view also showing the operation of the valve mechanism and actuator in still another modified form of brush applicator apparatus in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view of still a further modified form of the brush applicator apparatus (with different exterior configuration) in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view showing a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 24 and the connection between two components thereof.
- FIGS. 1-12 illustrates a circularly shaped cosmetic powder brush applicator apparatus 30 for applying a powder, such as cosmetic powder, to a body of a user, and particularly, the face of the user.
- FIGS. 13-19 illustrate an embodiment of the invention where the amount of powder discharge can be selectively varied by a user of the apparatus.
- FIGS. 20-22 illustrate an embodiment of the invention where there is available, at the option of the user, a limited discharge amount of the powder, or a larger discharge amount of the powder, as well as an off position where there is no powder discharge.
- a mechanism for automatically raising and lowering a bristle protective shield is also provided.
- FIG. 24 illustrates a very similar brush apparatus 530 which is essentially similar to the brush apparatus 30 except that it has a slightly different exterior shape. Since the mechanism used for operating the brush apparatus 530 of FIG. 24 can be essentially any of the same mechanism as those in the apparatus 30 , no separate mechanism will be described for the brush apparatus 530 of FIG. 23 .
- a bristle protective shield and a valve mechanism for dispensing cosmetic powder from a chamber in the apparatus to the bristles of a brush there is provided, among the other components, a bristle protective shield and a valve mechanism for dispensing cosmetic powder from a chamber in the apparatus to the bristles of a brush.
- the bristle protective shield can be manually raised merely by engaging edges of the shield and pulling the same upwardly and it can be lowered by pushing the same inwardly into the housing of the apparatus.
- FIGS. 1-12 more fully illustrate a modified form of a brush applicator apparatus.
- the hand-held brush applicator apparatus 30 is generally comprised of a base housing 34 having an interior chamber 36 which is provided for receiving a dispensable cosmetic powder or other type of powder.
- a bottom cap 38 is provided for covering the otherwise open bottom and leading to the interior chamber 36 .
- the cap 38 may be removed for recharging the chamber 36 with powder, followed by reattachment of the cap.
- the actual means for attaching the cap 38 to the end of the applicator base housing 34 can vary depending on whether or not the cap is to be removable for recharging and reuse. In some cases, the cap may be snap fitted so that it is not necessarily removable. In other cases, a releasable snap fitting arrangement between the cap and the housing may be used.
- the base housing 34 is integrally provided with an upper diametrically reduced section 40 (see FIGS. 6 and 7 ) and fitted within the open upper end of this diametrically reduced section 40 is a valve housing 42 , as shown in FIGS. 6-10 .
- the valve housing 42 is internally provided with an enlarged cylindrically shaped recess 82 (see FIGS. 7 , 9 , 10 and 11 ) with an upwardly struck further diametrically reduced boss 45 having an upper flat surface 46 .
- the upper flat surface 46 has a plurality of dispensing apertures 48 which are in communication with the interior powder receiving chamber 36 of the housing 34 and, particularly, in communication with the cosmetic powder contained within that housing.
- the valve housing 42 has elongate vertically arranged projections 50 on its exterior side walls and which fit within corresponding recesses 52 formed in the interior side wall of the actuator 56 (see FIGS. 10 and 11 ) In this way, the valve housing is held in position in the actuator, but is still allowed to rotate a limited distance to achieve alignment of the apertures 48 and 62 .
- the dispensing apertures 48 can selectively remain in communication with the cosmetic powder located in the interior chamber 36 of the housing.
- an actuating member 56 Rotatably disposed within the valve housing 42 is an actuating member 56 and which has a cylindrically shaped body 58 , substantially as shown in FIGS. 6 , 7 , 8 and 10 of the drawings.
- Body 58 of the actuating member 56 is also provided with an interior cooperating valve plate 60 also having elongate arcuately shaped apertures 62 (see FIGS. 6 , 8 ) These apertures 62 can become selectively aligned with the apertures 48 merely by turning one of the base housing 34 and the actuating member 56 relative to one another. It can be seen that in this embodiment of the invention, the valve arrangement is either opened or closed. Rotation of the actuating member 56 will occur until the apertures 62 are fully aligned with the dispensing apertures 48 and rotation in the opposite direction will occur until the apertures 48 are fully closed.
- the actuating member 56 is also integrally provided with the interiorly presented circularly shaped wall 66 which holds bristles 70 extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom.
- the bristles 70 may be prepared in the form of a plug at their lower ends so that they fit in the wall 66 of the actuating member 56 in the manner as shown in FIGS. 6 , 7 and 10 .
- a cylindrically shaped shield 80 Surrounding the interior wall of the actuating member 56 is a cylindrically shaped shield 80 which is located within a cylindrically shaped slot or recess 82 formed in the valve housing 42 (see FIGS. 6 and 9 )
- the shield 80 is capable of shifting upwardly and downwardly with respect to the bristles 70 forming part of the brush.
- a cap 76 may be disposed over the bristles and become releasably secured to the base housing 34 without damaging the bristles.
- the cap 76 may be removed permitting the bristles to expand somewhat as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the lower end of the cylindrically shaped side wall of the shield is provided with a plurality of circularly located outwardly projecting elements 83 (see FIG. 6 ) which engage and preclude removal of the shield 80 from the actuating member 56 .
- the body 58 of the actuator 56 is provided with a plurality of outwardly projecting lugs 84 at its upper end. These lugs will engage and ride upon an annular upwardly presented surface 85 of the valve housing 42 (see FIGS. 7-9 ). Moreover, they provide a limit to the degree of rotation of the actuating member 56 with respect to the valve housing 42 by engagement with openings 94 on an outer cover or collar 90 , the latter of which also has a relatively flat circularly shaped upwardly presented surface 92 . The collar 90 will also fit over and is disposed about the actuating member 56 .
- the actuating member is provided with a radially outwardly projecting stop 87 , as shown in FIG. 8 and which is engageable with each of a pair of inwardly projecting abutments 88 located on the interior of the valve housing 42 , all in the manner as best shown in FIGS. 8 , 9 and 11 .
- This stop 87 will engage the abutments 88 and thereby provide a limit of rotation of the actuating member with respect to the valve housing.
- the cap 76 is provided with a top wall 96 which is integral with the cap and formed of the same material as the remainder of the cap.
- the cap is somewhat transparent so that one can observe the bristles on the inside of the cap, as shown in FIG. 5B .
- FIG. 5A there is a modified embodiment in which the top of the cap is provided with a mirror 98 .
- a user has the availability of a protected brush, a source of powder and a mirror all in one apparatus.
- FIGS. 13-19 more fully illustrate a modified form of hand-held cosmetic powder applicator brush apparatus 130 which is similar to the apparatus 30 , except that it includes a modified form of valve mechanism which allows for the user to control the amount of powder discharge, as hereinafter described.
- valve mechanism of the applicator apparatus 130 many of the components are similar to the components in the applicator apparatus 30 , except that the reference numerals in this embodiment of the applicator apparatus 130 will include reference numerals in the 100 series of numbers.
- the applicator apparatus 30 previously described is identified in this new embodiment of FIGS. 13-19 as the applicator apparatus 130 .
- This modified form of brush applicator apparatus 130 will enable selective dispensing of a desired amount of the cosmetic powder, as aforesaid.
- the apparatus was provided with stops or abutment elements which limited the degree of rotation. Hence, a fixed amount of powder was discharged each time the actuating member 56 was rotated.
- This construction of the valving arrangement in the apparatus 30 allows for a simpler construction with lower cost.
- a selected amount of dispensed cosmetic powder can be obtained in accordance with the desire of the user.
- an actuator or actuating member 156 and a valve housing 142 there is provided an actuator or actuating member 156 and a valve housing 142 .
- the valve housing 142 is similarly provided with an upstanding boss 147 having a flat top wall 146 .
- This top wall 146 is similarly provided with apertures 162 and which will become alignable with a aperatures 148 in the actuator 156 , as shown in FIGS. 14 , 16 and 18 .
- the valve mechanism can be opened and closed much in the same manner as previously described.
- the base of the actuator 156 is provided with outwardly extending projections 204 which engage like projections 188 on the valve housing 142 and thereby fully limit the degree of rotation.
- the brush applicator apparatus 130 is constructed so that the top wall 146 has the bottom of the bristles mounted therein. In addition, the bristles are also mounted so as to surround the boss 147 . In this way, there is actually a space between outer rows of bristles and bristles extending upwardly from the flat top wall 146 .
- This construction has been found to be highly effective and almost necessary depending upon the type of powder which is used. In some cases, and because of the fineness of the powder, it tends to agglomerate in such a manner that it will not actually dispense through the bristles of the brush and will collect at the very base of the bristles.
- the valve housing is also provided with a plurality of upstanding peripherally arranged upwardly projecting abutments 200 which have rounded upper tips and are engageable with like depending abutments 202 on the actuator.
- the abutments 202 have somewhat rounded recesses 204 which receive the rounded ends of the upward projections 200 , as shown, for example, in FIG. 15 .
- This will provide a series of annular stops, such that a desired degree of rotation between the valve actuator and the valve body can be achieved as shown in FIG. 17 . In this way, there will be the rounded tips 204 on the projections which allow a plurality of intermediate stops in the rotation of the actuator with respect to the valve housing 142 .
- the projections or fingers 200 which engage the notches 204 effectively provide “stops” which may temporarily stop the degree of rotation thereby alerting the user to the fact that this represents a fixed opening position.
- the user can stop at that position by sensing a slight increased resistance, or continue to rotate in order to obtain a greater aligned degree of the apertures 148 and 162 .
- stops can be provided to obtain a desired opening size by controlling the overlapping arrangement of the respective apertures 148 and 162 .
- the actuating member 156 is provided at its upper end on the exterior of its side wall with a plurality of outwardly extending rotation limiting projections or lugs 184 as best shown in FIGS. 13-19 . These projections 184 will engage with elongate ribs on the interior of the valve housing 142 and thereby fully limit rotation of the actuating member. Thus, it is only necessary for the actuating member to rotate a limited distance between a fully opened and a fully closed position. It should be understood, however, that it is also possible to increase the degree of rotation.
- FIG. 14 shows the respective positions of the aperatures 162 and 148 , such that they are fully open.
- FIG. 18 shows the respective positions of the apertures 162 and 148 when the valve mechanism is fully closed.
- FIG. 16 shows the apertures 162 and 148 where the valve mechanism is partially opened. Again, it should be understood that by increasing or decreasing the degree of rotation, it is possible to provide additional partial valve opened positions of lesser or greater degrees of valve openings.
- the actuating member 156 is provided with an outwardly projecting lug 202 which engages a projection 218 on the interior of the valve housing 142 as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 .
- the degree of rotation of the actuating member is limited to no more than a distance of slightly less than 3600, almost one full rotation. Obviously, the degree of rotation of the actuating member could be further limited as desired.
- FIGS. 20 through 22 The following described embodiment of the invention, constituting a modified form brush applicator apparatus 300 , is more fully illustrated in FIGS. 20 through 22 .
- This modified applicator apparatus 300 is provided with yet another modified form of actuating mechanism and valve arrangement 302 .
- This modified form of actuating mechanism and valve arrangement 302 allows for an automatic raising of a bristle protective shield as hereinafter described and also allow for a three position valve mechanism. The first position of that valve mechanism is fully off in which no powder is dispensed. The second position allows for a low amount of powder discharge and the third position allows for a high amount of powder discharge.
- the actuator and valve arrangement 302 generally comprises an actuator sleeve 306 and a valve body 304 , substantially as shown in FIGS. 20-22 of the drawings.
- the valve arrangement operates with a bristle protective shield 308 which will extend outwardly of the housing and about the bristles when the valve is closed and no powder is discharged to the bristles.
- the protective shield which extends about the bristles is shifted inwardly within the housing, then the valve is in a position to open to either a low powder discharge position or a high powder discharge position, as hereinafter described.
- the valve body 306 has an interior upwardly presented boss 310 with an upper flat surface 312 .
- a pair of discharge apertures 314 ( FIGS. 20-22 ). These discharge apertures 314 operate in combination with similar discharge apertures 316 ( FIG. 20 ) contained in valve body 304 .
- the pairs of apertures 314 and 316 are aligned, and fully aligned, then the valve will be fully opened and a maximum amount of powder can be discharged.
- the discharge apertures 314 are only partially aligned with the discharge apertures 316 , then there will be only a low discharge of powder.
- the discharge apertures 316 in the valve body 304 are also formed in an upstanding internally located boss 318 which effectively mates with the boss 310 in the actuator sleeve 306 .
- the actuator sleeve 306 actually fits within an outer sleeve 321 which is sized to receive the actuator body.
- This sleeve includes a bottom housing 322 which contains an internal chamber 324 for receiving the cosmetic powder.
- a bottom lid 326 which snaps over an open lower end. Any suitable snap fitting arrangement allowing for the snap fitting of the lid to the housing 322 can be provided for this purpose.
- a recess 330 which has a horizontal portion 332 and a vertically arranged somewhat arcuate portion 334 .
- a similar recess 330 on the opposite side of the actuator sleeve 306 .
- a pair of lugs or so-called “followers” 336 extend outwardly from the shield 308 and are designed to fit within the recesses or grooves 330 .
- the actuator sleeve 306 rides in the partially vertically arranged portion 334 of the recess 330 , it will cause a raising or a lowering of the shield 308 .
- the shield 308 will be extended upwardly out of the housing and about the bristles of the brush to protect same.
- the actuator will be lowered at which point the valve openings can be aligned to permit a discharge.
- the discharge apertures 314 and 316 are only partially aligned to thereby enable the discharge of a minimum amount of cosmetic powder.
- the shield 308 When the shield 308 is further rotated, or otherwise when the boss 310 is further rotated, it will cause the follower to move to the full volume position 342 at the left hand end of the horizontal slot portion 332 . In this position, the openings will be fully aligned thereby permitting discharge of a maximum amount of powder.
- This embodiment of the invention 300 as shown in FIGS. 20 through 22 is deemed to be one of the most preferred embodiments inasmuch as it allows for a small amount of powder discharge and a larger amount of powder discharge. In most cases, the user will select either the minimum amount or the maximum amount or for that matter no powder at all. This mechanism also allows for the automatic opening of the shield to extend around the bristles and protect same when not in use
- FIG. 23 more fully illustrates a modified form of an actuating mechanism and valve arrangement 400 and which comprises a valve body 402 substantially similar in construction to the previously described valve body 42 , except that it is provided with a groove 408 in valve body 402 .
- the actuating mechanism and valve arrangement 400 having an actuator body 410 also has an outwardly projecting lug or follower 406 which rides within the groove 408 formed in valve body 402 . In this way, the follower 406 will ride in the groove 408 and follow the course of that groove causing opening and closing movement movement of the valve body with respect to the actuator.
- the actuator can actually cause such movement between a partially opened position, or fully opened position or any position therebetween.
- the groove 408 is provided with a plurality of horizontal areas 414 which are connected by arcuate bends 416 .
- the follower 406 can ride in these various portions of the groove and when a follower reaches a flat portion, that represents a position where the aligned openings represent a certain discharge level. As the follower moves lower into a groove area, it will reach a fully opened position and at the uppermost position, the aligned openings will be closed.
- FIG. 24 illustrates the aforesaid modified embodiment of the cosmetic powder brush applicator apparatus 530 .
- the main difference between this powder application brush 530 and the previously described brush apparatus 30 is that the brush applicator apparatus 530 is in the form of a rectangularly shaped housing.
- all the components on the exterior are rectangularly shaped, such as for example, a cap or lid 520 which is somewhat similar in construction to the cap 76 , except for the shape thereof.
- a cap or lid 520 which is somewhat similar in construction to the cap 76 , except for the shape thereof.
- most of the remaining components are essentially identical to those previously described and operate in the same manner.
- those components can be cylindrically or circularly shaped.
- the valve body would be equivalent to the valve housing 42 and the actuator in the brush applicator apparatus 530 of FIG. 22 would have a shape similar to the cylindrical shape of the actuator 56 .
- FIG. 25 illustrates two components of the brush applicator apparatus 530 including, for example, a base 532 and an upper section 534 . Both of these sections have rectangularly shaped portions 536 and 538 respectively. However, the lower portion has an upstanding cylindrically shaped boss 540 and the upper section 534 as a depending cylindrically shaped connector 542 which will connect with the boss 540 . In this way, both sections of the cosmetic powder brush applicator apparatus will have a non-circular outer shape but will still operate with cylindrically arranged inner components.
- the various components forming part of the cosmetic powder brush applicator apparatus of the invention typically can be made from a variety of well known plastics and therefore can be produced at a relatively low cost.
- various components of any of the applicators could be formed of any of a variety of metals such as aluminum and would still be relatively light in weight.
- the various components of the apparatus could be formed of reinforced composite reinforced plastics.
- various adornments could be applied such as, for example, costume jewels and the like.
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